Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 15:51:50 -0400 From: Michael Beattie <mtbeedee@gmail.com> To: Efren Bravo <efrenba@dhl.co.cu> Cc: freeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Simple question Message-ID: <d4b4435a0507061251568661ea@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <42CC34D9.3070107@dhl.co.cu> References: <42CC34D9.3070107@dhl.co.cu>
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On 7/6/05, Efren Bravo <efrenba@dhl.co.cu> wrote: > Hi again, >=20 > I'm reading a Pdf book downloaded from freeBSD.org called FreeBSD > Handbook and there I always find this references: >=20 > sendmail(8) > sshd(8) > /etc/inetd.conf(5) <-Which is the meaning of those numbers >=20 > Thanks >=20 The numbers refer to what "section" of the manual it is in. Here's a list of what the sections are Section The human readable name 1 User commands that may be started by everyone. 2 System calls, that is, functions provided by the kernel. 3 Subroutines, that is, library functions. 4 Devices, that is, special files in the /dev directory. 5 File format descriptions, e.g. /etc/passwd. 6 Games, self-explanatory. 7 Miscellaneous, e.g. macro packages, conventions. 8 System administration tools that only root can execute.
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